debt
noun [ C or U ] uk/det/ us/det/
B2 借款，欠款;债务
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something
He managed to pay off his debts in two years. 他设法在两年内还清了债务。
The company ran up huge debts. 公司很快就负债累累。
They are in debt to (= owe money to) the bank. 他们欠银行的钱。
He got into debt (= borrowed money) after he lost his job. 他失业后开始举债。
The company is deep in debt (= owes a lot of money). 公司已经债台高筑。
See also: indebted (OWING)
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- The national debt stands at 55 billion dollars.
- He had to borrow money to pay off his gambling debts.
- She keeps running up huge debts and asking friends to bail her out.
- They piled up such a huge debt that they soon went bankrupt.
- His economic policies have won widespread praise for reducing government debt.